Many faces of the dual-role dilemma in psychiatric ethics

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 228-235

  Robertson, Michael D ^a,b   Walter, Garry ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dual role dilemma; Ethics; Psychiatry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; MILITARY MEDICINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCINFO; PUBLICATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; CONFIDENTIALITY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 39049146966     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00048670701827291     Document Type: Article

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